ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 15 Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 15, 2026. A young girl, who drew the picture, accompanied by two nuns, walks past a beggar before placing a portrait of Pope Leo XIV at the foot of the statue of Pope John Paul II, outside the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, on October 15, 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering after successfully undergoing surgery on October 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. During the operation, doctors confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo - NO BOOKS

ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 15 Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 15, 2026. A young girl, who drew the picture, accompanied by two nuns, walks past a beggar before placing a portrait of Pope Leo XIV at the foot of the statue of Pope John Paul II, outside the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, on October 15, 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering after successfully undergoing surgery on October 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. During the operation, doctors confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo - NO BOOKS

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ITALY - POPE - VATICAN-2026 10 15 Italy, Rome, Vatican City, October 15, 2026. A young girl, who drew the picture, accompanied by two nuns, walks past a beggar before placing a portrait of Pope Leo XIV at the foot of the statue of Pope John Paul II, outside the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, on October 15, 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering after successfully undergoing surgery on October 13 to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. During the operation, doctors confirmed the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI Catholic Press Photo - NO BOOKS

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